Astragalus, (ankle bone) used as an amulet to cure rheumatism

Made:
1914 in London

Astragalus, (ankle bone) used as an amulet to cure rheumatism, from East London, 1914

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665275
Materials:
bone, astragalus
Measurements:
length 22 mm
width 32 mm
thickness 21 mm
type:
human remains, bone and amulet
credit:
Wellcome Trust

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